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Exercise does increase calorie burn – but probably not as much as you might hope

By Dylan Thompson, Professor of Human Physiology, University of Bath
Javier Gonzalez, Professor, Centre for Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism, University of Bath

It’s generally accepted that exercise is a key element of losing weight. But this long-held view has been called into question in recent years – with no shortage of articles and podcasts claiming it’s a myth that exercise

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